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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 




 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law 
5of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by 
6changing Section 2105-15.5 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.5)
8    Sec. 2105-15.5. Continuing education; sexual harassment 
9prevention training.
10    (a) The Department shall require each licensee to complete 
11sexual harassment prevention training provided by the 
12licensee's employer, the Department of Human Rights, or any 
13continuing education provider authorized to provide continuing 
14education under an Act administered by the Department in 
15accordance with Section 2-109 of the Illinois Human Rights 
16Act. The training shall be completed, at a minimum, prior to a 
17licensee's renewal of his or her license.    As used in this 
18Section, "sexual harassment" means any unwelcome sexual 
19advances or requests for sexual favors or any conduct of a 
20sexual nature when: (i) submission to such conduct is made 
21either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an 
22individual's employment; (ii) submission to or rejection of 
23such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for 
 
 
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1employment decisions affecting such individual; or (iii) such 
2conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering 
3with an individual's work performance or creating an 
4intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. For 
5the purpose of this definition, "working environment" is not 
6limited to a physical location that an employee is assigned to 
7perform his or her duties and does not require an employment 
8relationship.
9    (b)     For license renewals occurring on or after January 1, 
102020 for a profession that has continuing education 
11requirements, the required continuing education hours shall 
12include at least one hour of sexual harassment prevention 
13training.
14    (b) (c)   The Department may adopt rules for the 
15implementation of this Section.

16(Source: P.A. 100-762, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
18becoming law.